Kornuth Takes a Chance
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 1,200 ante
After a few limps, Michael Rocco made it 5,800 to go in the small blind. The player under the gun called, as did Chance Kornuth on the button. Rocco stood pat, the under-the-gun player took one card, and Kornuth took two.
"This f*cking guy," Rocco said as he pointed to Kornuth. He then threw in a small bet of 2,500, after which the player under the gun jammed all in for 15,200.
Kornuth spent some time thinking over the situation before calling.
"Is this even real?" Rocco asked himself aloud before adding his cards to the muck.
The player under the gun showed 9x5x4x3x2x for the best nine, but Kornuth had better with 8x5x4x3x2x for a perfect eight.
"Is an eight-five a good hand?" Kornuth asked the table after the eliminated player had left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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75,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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23,500
-11,500
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-11,500 |
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